Ok my friends, I've decided not to give up on my RAID 0 config. I love my WD 1T Blacks but they just arent meant for RAID 0.

My Crosshair III Formula supports up to 2T in RAID 0. The plan is to start with 2 HD's and then when I can afford it I will add up to 3 additional HD's (5 HD's beeing the max on this board) which means that the max capacity of the HD's should not exceed 400GB per HD (400GB X 5 HD's = 2T).

I have see and heard a lot of good things about the Velociraptor 300 GB and know that a lot of my buddies out here run and love them. I know that I will be happy with this HD but I am not really willing to spend $199.99 each on HD's. I am thinking that the Velociraptor 150 GB is closer to my budget right now.

Any input on this will be greatly appreciated.. I am also wondering if anyone has any other sugestions on HD's that will run well in RAID 0.

Thanks guys

Anyone looking for a good deal on 1 or 2 WD 1T HD's PM me and I will make you a good deal.. I purchased them on the 8th of Oct 2009 so they are brand freaking new..

Also, if anyone knows of a good deal on some rapters please post here.

I just do not understand how Samsung F3's can beat a 10,000rpm drive. I do wish it were some other brand....but that's honestly really cool.

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Mmm thing is he's looking for 400GB or lower...looks like the smallest F3 is 500GB?

Does this hold true for any big drive? It looks like the plain-jane 2TB Western Digital also beats the Velociraptor in that test. And for Samsung..is it only the F3 series? There are large capacity Samsung F1s and F2s also. Hmm.

I was going to say a drive that size is out of my price range but $55 bucks for a 500 isn't really going to break the bank. Hmm...

EDIT: Oh, woops. Looks like the F1s are the same capacity aren't as fast. Cool.

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